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07 Apr 1999 @966 - Swatch Beatnik controversy
Well, I am not sure if you have heard of this yet... but Swatch is trying to promote their watches in a new way.  They want to send a satellite into space and send messages back to Earth about the new internet time.  And this is causing quite a stir amongst amateur radio operators, who view the effort as advertising and spam.  Check out the article in Wired.

Get both sides of the story at:

Boycott Swatch Page Page     
Swatch's Beatnik Mission homepage

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 -rt @966


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